NASA is testing a digital screen that will replace glass in the cockpits of the latest supersonic aircraft Experts at the NASA Research Center in Langley, Virginia have completed tests of the eXternal Vision System (XVS) with a 4K video screen, which will replace the front glass of the cockpit of the experimental supersonic aircraft, built using the so-called "silent supersonic technology" - the X-59 QueSST.
If we recall the first passenger supersonic aircraft - the French "Concorde" and the Soviet Tu-144, then the problem of improving visibility during landing and takeoff was solved by partially lowering their nose.
The developers of the X-59 went further. For its elongated nose, the previous technique is not suitable, and it was decided to replace it with a video screen and an additional display, which provide a full forward view during takeoff and landing.
